Lydia Evans, 6, peeks at fossils and replicas at a talk offered Saturday by Don Johnson, the 'Fossil Guy,' at the University of Iowa Natural History Museum.

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Holly Hines
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Children interested in dinosaurs and nature gathered among a group of about 50 Saturday to hear Don Johnson, the "Fossil Guy," speak about the T-Rex, raptors and other carnivorous dinosaurs.

With fossils and replicas in tow at the University of Iowa Natural History Museum, Johnson covered topics including how dinosaurs are related to birds, how predators' teeth look up-close, and whether Tyrannosaurus Rex was a predator, a scavenger or both.

Johnson said he's been offering "Fossil Guy" talks like Saturday's - titled "Beast Foot! Predatory Dinosaurs Large and Small"- at UI for more than ...